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Moses Austin gets permission from Spanish authorities to colonize Texas with Americans but dies before he completes his plans Mexico is independent from Spain Stephen F. Austin continues his fathers dream by settling 300 families from the United States. They are known as the Old Three Hundred. There were three requirements for settlement (must convert to Catholicism; must become a Spanish/Mexican citizen; must be of good, moral character National Colonization Laws Mexican Constitution of 30 Empresario Contracts Mexican Federal Constitution of The constitution written after Mexico became independent of Spain The republic took the name of United Mexican States, and was defined as a representative federal republic, with Catholicism as the official religion Created the state of Coahuila y Tejas merging the two provinces Merger of Texas and Coahuila as a state Merger stated in the Mexican Federal Constitution of Texas was not organized as a separate state because of its small population State Colonization Law of Law that set up guidelines to the colonization of Coahuila y Texas Allowed Stephen F. Austin and other empresarios to receive land grants in Texas Slavery Colonists could bring slaves to Texas and buy land depending on the number of slaves brought Mexico offered full citizenship to free blacks, including land ownership and other privileges The sale or purchase of slaves was forbidden in Texas and required that the children of slaves be freed when they reached age fourteen The legislature of Coahuila y Tejas outlawed the introduction of additional slaves and granted freedom at birth to all children born to a slave Mexico abolished slavery, but it granted an exception to Texas Importation of slaves were illegal in Texas
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April 6, Law of April 6 Turtle Bayou Resolution January Austins Arrest - Battle of Gonzales March 2, Declaration of Independence February 23 March 6, 1836 Battle of the Alamo March 6, Fall of the Alamo March 27, Mass Execution of men at Goliad April 21, Battle of San Jacinto June Treaties of Velasco Texas Republic Sam Houston is elected president Mirabeau Lamar is elected president Council House Fight Mier Expedition